Choices, controlled by fear are another core principle that advocates for fear inducement that will enable individuals keep away from crime. This principle supports three strikes legislation, since with a repetition of crime it comes with a severe judgment that enables first crime offenders fear and keep away from crime. Core principle of severity calls for a severe punishment on a violent crime and depending on the nature of crime. The theory supports three strikes legislation, since a repetition of violent crime faces severe charges than the first time (Siegel, 2010).
Criminal policy proposal
Criminal justice, over the years, has faced many challenges in administering proper justice. Drug and substance abuse and mental illness are examples of disorders that need to be corrected to minimize crime rates. Criminals who prove to be mentally ill or under the influence of drug or substance should be treated different from criminals who are upright and normal. To solve this problem, different administrative model to punish such criminals should be set up. Any individual under the influence of drug has mental impairment, and can proof to be difficult pass sentence on such a person. Research has shown that there is relationship between violent offences and personality disorders, which several number of personality traits, are associated with offences. Impaired and unimpaired mentally ill offenders should also fall under the category of psychiatric offenders, although research shows that four-fifths of impaired abusers are more violent than unimpaired abusers (Landsberg, 2002).
Criminals associated with psychiatric disorder are associated with excess aggressiveness and irresponsible conduct. Such criminals are referred as (psychiatric offenders) and their cases are given special treatment. To identify, such individuals are associated with three major features including;...
Drug ill courts and Mental Ill Act is an example of how psychiatric offenders should be treated whenever they offend (Davies and Beech, 2012).
Justice to psychiatric offenders should be acted on differently, which will aid in the pretrial process. The offenders should be investigated on what might be the proximate cause of the crime and the situation surrounding such offenders. Offender's background should also be investigated, with a special group of
social workers and probation officers who should conduct the activity in prosecutor offices and courthouses. Special courts to psychiatric offenders should sentence the offenders depending on the crime, nature of the crime and the extent of the crime. The special courts should associate the offenders with
counseling,
social services,
treatment and social incentives that will enable them comply with the situation as ordered by the court.
Conclusion
Crime has its pay, whether committed willing fully or not. Beccaria's theory of punishing crime is less brutal and calls for humanity actions.
Equality, fairness,
integrity and
transparency should occasion every
trial with no discrimination whatsoever. Every individual who has committed has the right to be heard, with rightful charges pressed on the crime committed and not on the individual. Psychiatric offenders, impaired and unimpaired, should be treated specially in a court of law with the repercussions fair and aimed at minimizing such offenders from committing crimes.
References
Davies, G.A. (2012). Forensic Psycholgy: Crime, Justice, Law, Interventions. London: John Wiley and Sons.
Landsberg, G. (2002). Serving Mentally III Offenders: Challenges and Opportunities for Mental Health Professions. Chicago: Spring Publishing Company.
Roth, M. (2010). Crime and Punishment: AHistory of the Criminal Justice System. London: Cengage Learning Publishers.
Shute, S.A. (2002). Criminal LawTheory: Doctrines of the General Part. Chicago: Oxford University Press.
Siegel, L. (2010). Criminology: The Core. New York: Cengage Learning Publishers.
